Ekekwe Surname

97,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7991:36,9122,979
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Ekekwe (140) may also be a first name.

Ekekwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ekekwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekekwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekekwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 97,612th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,499,187 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekekwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 140 people.

Ekekwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,799 people, or 1 in 36,912. In Nigeria Ekekwe is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 23 percent reside, Abia, where 20 percent reside and Anambra, where 18 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ekekwe is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ekekwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ekekwe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ekekwe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,244 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekekwie923/
Ekeekwe921/
Ekeakwe921/
Ekeukwe921/
Ekekw913/
Okekwe83212/
Ikekwe83165/
Ekekwa8319/
Akekwe833/
Ekegwe833/
Ekakwe831/
Ekeigwe77318/
Okekwue7732/
Echekwe777/
Ekiegwe772/
Ikeukwe771/
Ikkekwe771/
Okeakwe771/
Okaekwe771/
Akaekwe771/
Okeikwe771/
Okeikwue7117/
Ekesgwue711/
Ekigwe67196/
Akekue67161/
Ikegwe6762/
Akokwe6731/
Ekagwe6721/
Ekegue6715/
Okakwe6712/
Ikekwa6711/
Okokwe6711/
Okegwe676/
Akakwe673/
Ikokwe672/
Okikwe671/
Ikechkwue671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekekwe
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